Vols. for 1994-1995 distributed to depository libraries in microfiche.

General Note:

Special "80th anniversary supplement" issue published on Aug. 12, 1994.

General Note:

Special ed. for 65th anniversary of the Panama Canal issued at end of Oct. 1979, is also a joint issue with: The News: authorized unofficial publication of the U.S. Armed Forces, Quarry Heights, Panama, and includes the text of the Panama Canal Act.

Vyl.IV76fi .50 Yenar of Service .. To World Commerce Friday, January 7, 1966

Copies of the 1966 Voting Infor-
mation Pamphlet are available in
unit offices of all Bureaus, Divisions,
Independent Units, and at the main
Canal Zone Library-Museum and
branch libraries,
Copies also have been provided
business, fraternal, and employee
organizations.
All eligible and qualified United
States citizen employees are urged
10 C I
8
,
Uten in& IStS

O 8 OSen

Judges will choose 10 finalists in
the Pacific Sicle Carnival Queen con-
test on January 11, and the big com-
petition for queen will be under way.
Votes will be counted three times
before the contest ends. First vote
count will be Januqry 20, the second
January 27, a a final count will
determine the Queen and her court
on February 9.
The lates@ entrants in the contest
are Janice Spencer, 21, of Balboa;
Alle 18, of Curerddu Heights.
2, 0 Balboa. '
The deadline for e ing the
qu by mail
january 10. in n at te
Information Office at Balboa Heights.

r .Smucsitti nw sc1eaeidhniuit
the Canal Zone or Panama. Infor-
mation should be sent to Carnival,
Box M, Balboa Heights, Canal Zone.
A 3-day trip for two to Miami
Beach will be the award for the
queen. She will also win traveling
apparel and expense money for the
trip

GrandPrix Set for Jan. 15, 16

1
3 9, Foot

Draft Test

Under Way
The Panama Canal Marine Bureau,
in the interests of service to shipping,
has initiated a project to determine
the feasibility of transition vessels at
drafts over 39 feet while Catun Lake
level is over 87 feet, as at present.
Authorizations have been granted
to owners and operators of large
bulk carriers and tankers to transit
at 39 feet 6 inches certain of their
vessels which have previously tran-
sited the Canal at 39 feet.
The first vessel to take advantage
of this experimental deep draft trial
was the bulk carrier Lyric, 99- foot
beam, which translated northbound
December 28. The Lyric carried
49,745 long tons of iron ore and was
en route from Peru to Emden,
Germany, via Rotterdam.
Only four other vessels, all under
103-foot beam, transited the Canal
at 39 feet draft last year and are the
only ones at present eligible to take
advantage of the present deep draft
transit project. These four are the
Monticello Victory, Charles E. Wil-
son, Essi Gina, and the Nini. The
latter is 100 feet 8 inches beam. The
first three are 102 feet beam. '
The Essi Gina holds the record for
tonnage through the Canal, having
d 52 540 lo
carrie ng ons o iron ore
on its transit November 28, 1964.
This vessel broke its own record of
51,843 long tons of iron ore set on
an earlier transit August 9, 1964.
In third place is the Scenic, 104-foot

In Fair at Ocu
Dry season is Fair Season.
And the Canal Zone will be well
represented at the first of Panama's
regional fairs, to be held at Oc6 on
January 21, 22, and 23.
An official invitation for Canal
Zone participation in the event was
delivered to Gov. Robert J. Flem-
ing, Jr., by Aurelio A. Alba V.,
president of the Ocxt fair.
Canal Zone contributions to the
event will be a Panama Canal exhibit
with motion pictures and slides, the
famed Summit Gardens burros
"Mancha and Gato" to provide rides
for the kiddies, and other events.
Joint participation of the military
and U.S. Information Service will
add luster to the fair, with sky-diving
exhibitions and interesting displays
of survival equipment.
The invitation for Canal Zone par-
ticipation in the Ocu Fair, officially
called the Sixth Folkloric, Agricul-
tural and Industrial Fair of San
Sebastain de Oc6, includes all Zone
residents, who are urged to attend
the event, traditionally one of the
gayest celebrations of its kind.
COUNCIL MEETS JANUARY 12
A meeting of the Pacific Civic
Council will be held at' the Balboa
Training Center at 7:30 p.m.
January 12. The public is invited.

She Wan ted To Get in to the Swim

touring car race at 12:30 p.m. and
the finale Grand Prix of 35 laps (100
miles) starting at 2 p.m.
A special race train Sunday will
leave Balboa station at 8 a.m., with
the round-trip ticket price including
bus service from Mount Hope Station
to the race and return to the station.
The train will leave Mount Hope at
n. for the trip back to the Pacific

The entrance to the France FielcI
race area is off Randolph Road about
a mile east of its intersection with
Boyd-Roosevelt Highway.
More than 25 cars are expected for
the races over the 7-turn, 2.85-mile
course, with average speeds up to
86 miles an hour anticipated.
Central admission prices for the
races are $1 on Saturday and $1.25
on Sunday. Programs will be avail-
able at 25 cents.
Entry blanks are available at the
Information Desk in the rotunda of
the Administration Building, Balboa
Heights; at Unicar, S.A., Ave. 11,
26-28, Aptdo. 293, Panama City; and
at the Panama Canal Maintenance
Division, Building 1726, Cristabal.
Net proceeds from the Grand Prix
will go to the Canal Zone United
Fund.

Red Cross Annual

Meedy ag,
The Annual Meeting of the Canal
Zone Chapter, American Red Cross,
will be held Tuesday, January 18,
1966, at 2 p.m. at the Chapter head_
quarters located in Building 0610-B,
Callard Highway, adjacent to the
Civil Affairs Building.
The Board of Directors will meet
to elect officers immediately after the
general meeting.

to take advantage of the privilege of
voting,
A Personnel Bureau announce-
inent points out that the latest infor-
mation concerning 1966 elections is
included in the pamphlets and sup-
plemental information will be in-
cluded as it is received.
Election information includes, by
States:
Elections and dates; who may vote
by absentee ballot; qualifications for
voting; registration; how to apply for
absentee ballot, and the last day
completed ballots will be accepted.
Applications for absentee ballots
(SF 76) may be obtained by U.S.
citizen employees at the Office of the
Deputy Personnel Director (Staff),
Room 243-A, Administration Build-
ing, Balboa Heights. Or a telephone
request to that office (Balboa 2625)
may be made and an application will
be mailed to you.
If you have any questions about
voting requirements in your State
that are not answered in the pamph"
let, you may call the Canal organiza-
tion voting officer, Dr. Daniel J.
Paolucci, Deputy Personnel Director
(Staff), at the above number.
Some State primaries are as early
(Continued on p. 4)

"Stepping the mast" is the nautical term for the above project. Panama
Canal Industrial Division forces and equipment are shown at the Mount
Hope Shipyard positiomng, or "stepping," a new mast on the Uruguayan
destroyer ROU Artigas which is undergoing a major overhaul. The mast was
installed while the vessel was in drydock to facilitate the mast's positioning.

Sponsored by the Canal Zone 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Saturday,
United Fund in cooperation with the followed by two 5-lap races, one at
Isthmian Autosport Association, the 2 p.m. for touring cars and another
annual Panama Grand Prix is sched- at 2:30 p.m. for sports cars.
uled Saturday, January 15, and Sun- Sunday's schedule calls for prac-
day, January 16, at France Field. tice runs from 9 to 11 a.m., a 15-lap
There will be practice runs from sports car race at 11:30 a.m., a 15-lap

Kathy Newbury, 4-year-old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles M.
Newbury of Diablo, wanted to learn
to swim so badly that she entered the
pre-school swimming class at Balboa
Swimming Pool under false colors.
She fibbed about her age.
The truth came out recently when
she was awarded the coveted Canal
Zone School Division and the Canal
Zone Red Cross "B" or beginner's
badge after passing the "B" badge
tests with flying colors.
Kathy became 4 years old Decem-
ber 30 but she was still only 3 when
she got her badge-and become one
of a very few 3-year-olds to qualify.
To pass the test, she and other
members of her class were required
to swim 50 yards free style on her
stomach. In addition she had to swim
25 yards on her back plus another
25 yards on her stomach.
Kathy's success in fooling her
teachers could be attributed to her
size, which is on th tasky side for
he age. She als a father,
mother, TistR n 'brot rwho are
' enthusiastic ers. I
Her teTehers at alboa Pool
say she pi-obably wou have quali-
9 fled for her "B" badge earlier if she
" hadn't gone away with her parents
this summer on vacation.
Now she is about to start practicing
for her intermediate badge.

Judge Charles A. Garcia of Cristobal Magistrate Court swears in Eagle Scouts Enrico Caratachea, center, of
Troop 9, Fort Davis, and Harry Jones of Troop 1, Margarita, with the Pledge of the Eagle. The newest Eagle
Scouts of the Canal Zone Council, Boy Scouts of America, werepresented the Eagle Awards by Judge Garcia
during a Court of Honor held at France Field. Enrico Caratachea is son of Sgt. Major and Mrs. Juan Cara-
taches of Fort Davis. Jones is son of Mr. and Mrs. Alton E. Jones of Margarita. Mr. Jones is Chief Engineer on the
tug Cardenas and Mrs. Jones teaches at Margarita Elementary School.

DIABLO HEIGHTS
2:00 p.m.
Valley Of The Dragons-Cesare Danova,
Sean McGlory: Space travelers in a
world that time forgot. T-94 mins.
GAMBOA
e:Is p.m.
Jungle Jim's savage Mutiny starring
Johnny Weissmuller, Angela Stevens.
Jungle Jim turns the spotlight on darkest
Africa's atom spy nest. T-80 mins.
MARGARITA
2:oo .m
3 Stooges Meet HerPules-They make a
shambles out of Athens and a wreck out
of Hercules. T-96 mins.
GATUN
2:oo p.m-
Mexican Hayride-Budd Abbott, Lou Cos-
tello: This time the boys are up to their
tunny-bones in hilarity . Bud and
Lou are in the groove in this comedy.
(By popular request.) T-84 mins.
oAll night shows begin at 7:00 p.m. ex-
cept as shown. Program subject to change
without notice.

OO

Dr. Jack Strumpf

To Be Honored

At Jan. 21 Party
Popular Dr. Jack Strumpf, who is
retiring this month as Chief of Ob-
stetries and Gynecology at Corgas
Hospital, and Mrs. Strumpf will be
guests of honor at a farewell retire-
ment party to be given by their
friends and co-workers at the Quarry
Heights Officers Club January 21.
The party will start at 6:30 p.m.
and a steamship roast dinner will be
served at 8 p.m. Music will be fur-
nished by Lucho Azedrraga and his
conjunto.
Tickets can be obtained by calling
the Obstetries and Cynecology Clinic
Balboa 6456; William T. Gaudy,
Assistant Director of Corgas Hos-
pital, Balboa 6430; Robert L.
Thompson, Corgas Hospital Admin-
istrative Assistant, Balboa 6440; Dr.
Temistocles Malo of Coco Solo Hos-
pital; Lt. Col. Milton Cohen, Assist-
ant to the Health Director, Balboa
1740; or Frank A. Baldwin, Panama
Canal Information Officer, Balboa
1880.

= * *

ON HIGHWAY VEHICLE
AND VEHICULAR TRAFFIC
LAWS AND REGULATIONS
How closely are you allowed to follow
a fire truck?-You are not supposed
to follow a fire truck closer than
soo ses.
May I stop on a crosswalk?-No.

"""a:"""-'s"i.e'. park to a fire
May I stop my private automobile in
a curb loading zone?-Yes, you may
stop momentarily to load or un-
load, provided you do not interfere
with any vehicle used for trans-
portation of materials which is
about to enter the zone.

a flg0te AftlCle
The potential for support of water"
based aircraft by wheeled amphib-
ians is explored in an article by Julius
- Crigore, Jr., Assistant Chief, Indus-
trial Division, Mount Hope, in the
November-December issue of the
National Defense Transportation
Journal.
Among major advantages cited for
support of amphibious vehicles are:
they require little or no prepared
routes, can negotiate rough terrain,
and rendezvous with flying boats at
isolated locations.
Many technological developments
have taken place which may revital-
ize the flying boat and return its use
in a big way, Crigore's article asserts.
Among these, it points out, are ver-
ticle take-off and deep floats which
can lift the engines above the waves,
The article proposes certain spe-
cific requirements for amphibious
support vehicles, including water
speed range, off-roacl mobility,
maneuverability and power for safely
coming alongside the aircraft, and
tow power capability.
Grigore, a commander in the Navy
Reserve, has had extensive experi-
ence in research and development in
this field. While on active duty with
the Navy, he was design officer for
landing vehicle development, and as
a civilian employee, he was project
engineer for the Anny's amphibious
truck development project at Detroit
Mich. C

L

w
aJ
S
p

C
H
T
Y
f o
R
C
ps
S

hristian Science

lecture Tuesday Night
A free Christian Science lecture
ill be presented at 8 p.m. Tuesday,
11 h Balb High
nuary in te on
chool Activities Building. The
bli liall ted
is core y invi
Martin N. Heafer, a recognized
hristian Science practitioner from
ouston, Tex., will be the speaker.
he title of the lecture is 'Open
Our Eyes." Mr. Heafer, a graduate
Southern Methodist University
DCI a Veterall Of the U.S. Army Air
orps during World War II, will be
onsored by First Church of Christ,
scientist, Ancon.

and unattained-for the Grail and for
King Arthur's Avalon. The love story
which runs throughout the novel
provides unity to the long and
complicated plot.

COLL 6 CTIOn
By Eleanor Burnham
Portrait: Adfai E. Stevenson, Poli-
tician, Diplomat, Friend, by Alden
Whitman, is partly biography and
partly an account from the public
record as kept by the New York
Times. The most interesting section
of the book is made up of many
direct quotations from Stevenson.
Twenty-four pages of pictures will
fascinate his many admirers.

Elizabeth Taylor, by Elizabeth
Taylor, is an informal account of the
ITlally RSpects of the life of this beau-
tiful and controversial woman. Her
story is illustrated with 56 photo-
graphs by her oldest friend, actor
Roddy McDowell, plus a collection
from her own fanuly album. This
book is written in a conversational
style-as if it were dictated on tape.
It reveals an engaging sense of humor
and a penetrating insight into the
vagaries of human nature. Altogether
it makes surprisingly good reading.

The Year of the Yield, by March
Cost, is the love story of a middle-
aged English bachelor and a charm-
ing London widow. The time is the
early twenties. This nostalgic story
is the 13th novel by this author. Her
earlier books may be found in the
Canal Zone Library catalog under
her real name, Peggy Morrison.

The FBI's Most Famous Cases,
by Andrew Tully, includes among
ethers the story of Machine Gun
Kelly, the Sinatra Kidnapping, and
the Klaus Fuchs case. In J. Edgar
Hoover's introduction he calls this
book "a graphic reminder that there
is ak f de d it
een sense a pri an espr
de corps among the . men and
women on the rolls of the Federal
Bureau of Investigation." The story
of their successes makes an exciting
book.

Avalon, by Anya Seton, is an his-
torical novel of the 10th century in
England. This was a time of conflict-
between the Church and State and
between the Saxons and Danes.
There was search for the unknown

ANIV RAIES

PROMOTIONS AND TRANSFERS

~-~TR4 Ruen du Padn a a~E cu sn

Primary Election Dates

These girls from Balboa Elementary School may represent their school in the Pacific side Elementary Track Meet
Saturday, January 15, at 7 p.m. in Balboa Stadium. Left to right are: Marlene Vogel, Susan Melanson, Sherrie
Herrera, Debra Griffin, and Anna Thompson.

fo'llere will e wlo lassificati SB ilLSY rD COMMUNITY League Clubhouse
under; (2) 11 and 12 years of age. SERVICE BUREAU
No pupil will be allowed to partici- George Benjamin Opening Saturday
pate in more than two events. More ENGINEERING AND
than 200 children are expected to CONSTRUCTION BUREAU The Pacific Minor League invites
enter running and jumping events Curtis George the public to attend the opening
in the meet. John H. Housley ceremony for its new clubhouse'
The meet will be free and the Alfonso Jones donated by the Canada Dry Co. o
f
public is cordially invited. CIVIL AFFAIRS BUREAU Panama, 9 a.m., Saturday, Jan-

010sin Slated
gS

For Inventories

Late January and early February
closings for some service center and
retail store operations have been
scheduled for taking of inventories.
On the Atlantic side, the Coco Solo
Gasoline Service Station merchandise
section will close at 12:30 p.m.
instead of 5:45 p.m. Monday, Jan
uary 31. However, sales of gasoline
and sundry items (oils, gasoline addi-
tives, etc.) sold in the gasoline line
will be continued until the closmg
hour of 5:45 p.m.
The merchandise section of Coco
Solo Service Center will be closed
until approximately 11 a.m. Tuesday,
February 1. Cafeteria operations will
be open as usual. On Thursday,
February 3, the Coco Solo Retail
Store will be closed all day.
On the Pacific side, the main
Balboa Retail Store and Men's Wear
Annex will be closed Thursday, Jan-
uary 20. Housewares and Shoe
Stores will be open as usual until the
normal closing hour of 8 p.m. the
same day.
At the La Boca Casoline Service

: sh erh anndd rn
However, sales of gasoline and
sundry items ordinarily sold in the
-
gasoline lanes will be contmued until
the normal closing hour of 7 p.m.

January 7, 1966

THE PANAMA CANAL SPILLWAY

Page 4

the Continental Divide to David
where a special bus will be waiting
for a trip up the slopes of Baru Vol-
cano and Boquete. The night will be
spent at the Panamonte Hotel and
the group will return to David Sun-
day afternoon for the flight to Pan-
ama at 5 p.m. They will arrive at
Tocumen at 6 p.m.
The all-inclusive price per person
is $48.
Printed programs for the 1966
excursions are ready for distribution
Those wishing copies may write
Box 105, Balboa, or may call the
JWB, Balbca 1972, between 3 and
6 p.m. daily and Saturdays from
8 a.m. to noon.

United Service Organizations, Inc.,
operated by the National Jewish
Welfare Board, will sponsor a Round
Panama excursion January 22-23.
The trip will start from Tocumen
Saturday, January 22, at 7 a.m. for
a visit to Bocas del Toro. From there
the tour group will go by launch to
Almirante and will be shown through
the cocoa factory of the Chiriqui
Land Co.
Following lunch at the commissary
restaurant in Almirante, the group
will board a special train to Changui-
nola, where a technician will explain
the banana production industry, in-
cluding the boxing of the fruit.
A plane will take the group over

as April and May. To avoid missing
your vote, in case there are complica-
tions requiring an exchange of cor-
respondence to obtain your absentee
ballot, it's not too early to file your
application.

,Th bgeneralHelections wriH be

am May 3. (Runoff primary
May 31.)
Alaska-August 9.
Arizona-September 13.
Arkansas-August 9. (Runoff primary
October 25.)
California-June 7.
I d b 3
Co ora 0-Septem er 1 .
Connecticut-(Whether party prima-
ries will be held will not be known
until after the State and district
conventions, dates for which must
be between June I and July 15.)
De aware-August 20.
District of Columbia-Elections are
held in Presidential Election years
Only; the next election will be in
1968.
Florida-May 3. (Runoff primary
May 23.)

Decorations Awards
Ribbons and candy were presented
by the Margarita Recreation Associa-
tion to 8 residents of Margarita in
recognition of artistic efforts in
decorating their homes this holiday
season.
A blue ribbon and a box of candy
were awarded to first place winners
as follows: Religious category, A. R.
Hauser; Christmas category, H. C.
DeRaps; Beautiful, S. A. Hammond;
Most original, V. H. May, Jr.
Red ribbons and boxes of candy
were presented to the second place
winners. Awards went to E. C.
Huldtguist, religious; W. D. Mar-
quard, Christmas; E. B. Rainier,
beautiful; and C. Stake, original.

uary 8. A round robin will follow'
with all teams participating.
The Pacific Minor League Park is
located near the Balboa railroad sta-
tton and parking is available near
the Pacific Softball Park.
The league has made great pro-
gress, there is ample space in the
grandstands, and a good turnout is
expected to give the players support.
Refreshments will be available at
the clubhouse during the game.

RAINBOW CITY
10 p.m.
Face Of A Fugitive
Sammy The Way Out Seal
Hot Enough For June
Hot Enough For June
A French Mistr d
Hells Half Aessean
NO SHOW
RacmgkFevKeir )and
10 p.m.
The Day The Earth Caught Fire

PARAISO
NO SHOW
Doctor Crippen
Triumph Of Macistes
Triumph Of Macistes
NO SHOW
La Historia del Tango and
Affair In Reno
Burn Witch, Burn
NO SHOW

SANTA CRUZ
Doctor Crippen
NO SHOW

Escape By Night
La Historia del Tango and
Affair In Reno
Burn Witch, Burn
Idol On Parade
NO SHOW
The Big Carnival and
Guns Of The Black Witch